• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.211-217
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• 2010

It is important to measure the mechanical properties of nanostructures because they are required to determine the lifetime and reliability of nanodevices developed for various fields. In this study, tensile tests for a multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and a ZnO nanorod were performed in a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The force sensor was a cantilever type and was mounted in front of a nanomanipulator placed in the chamber. The nanomanipulator was controlled using a joystick and personal computer. The nanostructures dispersed on the cut area of a transmission electron microscope (TEM) grid were gripped with the force sensor by exposing an electron beam in the SEM; the tensile tests were the performed. The in situ tensile loads of the nanostructure were obtained. After the tensile test, the cross-sectional areas of the nanostructures were observed by TEM and SEM. Based on the TEM and SEM results, the elastic modulus of the MWCNT and ZnO nanorod were calculated to be 0.98 TPa and 55.85 GPa, respectively.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.456-456
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• 2011

최근 차세대 디스플레이, 터치스크린, 전자파 차폐 및 흡수 등의 다양한 응용분야에 적합한 소재를 개발하기 위한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 현재 주로 사용되는 ITO박막은 희소원소인 인듐의 매장량 한계와 높은 비용이 문제시 되고 있기 때문에, 대체 재료의 개발이 시급하게 요구되고 있다. 탄소나노튜브(CNT)는 금속을 능가하는 이론적인 전기전도도를 갖고 있으며 높은 탄성등의 우수한 기계적 성질을 갖고 있어 다양한 차세대 응용에 있어서 최적의 재료로 주목을 받고 있다. 특히, CNT 기반의 투명전도막은 기존의 ITO 박막 보다 우수한 유연성이 기대되어 더욱 기대를 모으고 있다. 본 연구에서는, 최종 고순도 재료를 얻기까지 합성 및 정제에 많은 공정과 시간이 요구되는 고가의 단층벽 나노튜브(SWNT)를 이용하지 않고, 웨이퍼 기판 위에 수직배향 합성한 상태의 다층벽 나노튜브(MWNT)를 별도의 정제과정 없이 초음파 분산한 뒤, 스프레이 코팅법을 이용하여 고분자 기판 위에 투명전도막을 제작하였고, 이때 각기 다른 길이의 수직배향 MWNT를 이용하여 유연성 투명전도막의 전기적 특성에 미치는 MWNT 길이의 영향에 대해 알아보았다. MWNT는 아세틸렌가스를 이용하여 열CVD법으로 합성하였고, 합성시간을 제어함으로써 길이가 다른 MWNT를 얻을 수 있었다. 투명전도막 제조공정의 단순화를 위하여 이용한 MWNT의 초음파 분산 결과, $500{\mu}m$ 이하 길이의 MWNT에서 분산성이 현저히 빨라지는 것을 확인하였다. 한편, 제작한 MWNT 기반의 유연성 투명전도막은 원자간힘현미경 및 면저항 측정기를 이용하여 막 두께에 따른 면저항 특성을 조사하였다. 그 결과 응용 가능한 면저항을 갖는 MWNT 투명전도막의 두께는 최소 50 nm 이상이어야 함을 알았고, 특히 MWNT등의 접촉점(node) 수에 따른 접촉저항 및 전기전도경로(electric conductivity path)를 고려했을 때 최적의 MWNT 길이가 존재하는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Society of Korea
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.25-33
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• 2012

To examine the performance of a thin plate damper attached to coupling beam of bearing wall system, 5 specimens were designed with the variable parameters of the thickness and length of a thin steel plate, which was constructed and tested with a lateral load with up to a 5% drift ratio. The result was that the total amount of the energy dissipation of the specimen with the thin plate damper was greater than that of the standard RC specimen, and the plate buckling and plastic deformation could be seen in steel plate. The shorter the length of the damper, the higher was the lateral resistant force, but there was no apparent increase in the energy dissipation. By comparison of the experiments with the elastic buckling analysis, it was shown that the buckling force from the analysis could properly estimate the maximum value of the linear elastic range.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.333-341
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• 2009

Polypropylene (PP)/functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube (F-MWNT) nanocomposites were prepared by using solution intercalation method with different F-MWNT loads. The PP composite films, which contain dodecanol-MWNT (DDO-MWNT) or dodecylamine-MWNT (DDA-MWNT) as reinforcing additive, were evaluated by thermomechanical properties, morphology, electrical conductivity and gas permeability. The images from electron microscopy (SEM and TEM) showed that F-MWNTs were homogeneously dispersed in PP matrix, while they were agglomerated in some other part. The addition of F-MWNT could improve thermomechanical properties of the films. The maximum enhancement was observed at 2 wt% F-MWNT. DDO-MWNT was more effective than DDA-MWNT for both tensile modulus and optical transparency of the films.

• Composites Research
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• v.17 no.1
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• pp.29-37
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• 2004

Honeycomb sandwich composite(HSC) structures have been widely used in aircraft and military industry owing to their light weight and high stiffness. Mechanical properties of honeycomb core materials are needed for accurate analysis of the sandwich composites. In this study. theoretical formula for effective elastic modulus and Poisson's ratio of honeycomb core materials was established using an energy method considering the bending, axial and shear deformations of honeycomb core walls. Finite-element analysis results obtained by using commercial FEA code, ABAQUS 6.3 were comparable to the theoretical ones. In addition, we performed tensile test of HSC plates and analyzed deformation behaviors and interlaminar stresses through its FEA simulation. An increased shear stress along the interface between surface and honeycomb core layers was shown to be the main reason for interfacial delamination in HSC plate under tensile loading.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.25 no.10
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• pp.1327-1336
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• 2001

The structural modes driven by the low wave-number components of smooth elastic wall pressure provide a relatively weak coupling between the flow and the wall motion. If the elastic thin plate has any resonant mode whose wave-number of resonance coincides with $\omega$/U$\sub$c/, the power will be transmitted to those modes of vibration by the flows. We examine the problem in which the elastic thin plate is subject to pressure fluctuations under turbulent boundary layer. Measurements are presented of the frequency spectra of the near- and far-field pressures and radiated sound contributed by the various wave modes of the thin elastic plate. Dispersion equation for wave motions of elastic plate is used to investigate the effect of bending waves of relatively low wave number on radiated sound. The low wave-number motion of elastic plate is observed to have much less influence on the low-frequency energy of wall pressure fluctuations than that of the rediated sound. High amplitude events of the wall pressure are observed to weakly couple with high-frequency energy of radiated sound for case of low tension applied to the plate. The sound source localization is applied to the measurement of radiated sound by using acoustic mirror system.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.35 no.11
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• pp.1471-1476
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• 2011

The catalytic converter in the front part of an automobile's exhaust system converts toxic exhaust gas into nontoxic gas. The substrate in the central part of the converter has a circular or oval-shaped cross section and fine lattice-shaped walls. In the canning process, the substrate is wrapped in mats and inserted into a can. During this process, mat pressure is induced, which may cause brittle fracturing in the substrate. In this paper, a finite element program for determining the mat pressure distribution was developed to avoid these fractures. The program was created in Microsoft EXCEL, so the input and output procedures are relatively simple. It was assumed that the substrate is rigid, the mat is material nonlinear, and the can is linear elastic. The can is modeled as a beam element to resist both bending and uniform tension/compression. The number of elements is fixed to 35, and the number of iterations, to 20. The solutions are compared to ABAQUS solutions and found to be in good agreement.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.229-235
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• 2005

A problem that affects children's dentitions is the harmful habit which is difficult to treat. Harmful habits for children are such as abnormal swallowing patterns, low/forward tongue rest posture problem, habitual open-lips resting posture, habitual mouth-breathing, excessive digital sucking habit and tongue thrusting. Tongue thrusting habits cause a bit of cranio-facial skeletal changes and a great deal of dental malocclusion such as anterior open bite. Anterior open bite causes masticatory, speech, and esthetic problems in the growing children and difficulties in diagnosis, treatment, and the prediction of its prognosis. The treatments of such abnormal behaviors involve orofacial myofunctional therapy and using of habit breaking appliance. The prognosis is not determined by the presence of severity of oral habit but the skeletal tendency of the patient. Usage of tongue crib resulted in not only the discontinuance of the habit but also improvement in overbite and overbite. This study showed that relatively successful results could be generated by using removable tongue crib and myofunctional therapy in the case of openbite related to tongue thrusting habit.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Nondestructive Testing
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.107-115
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• 2003

Nondestructive testing was carried out in order to evaluate the structural integrity and construction quality of the slurry wall of the underground LNG storage tank. 9 test points were selected, and the wall thickness, rebar spacing, and compressive strength of the slurry wall were evaluated by stress wave impact-resonance method, GPR, sonic velocity, and rebound testing, respectively. As results, the wall thickness, rebar sparing and estimated compressive strength satisfy the design criteria.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.20 no.9
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• pp.104-109
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• 2021

Tactile sensors and integrated circuits that detect external stimuli have been developed for use in various industries. Most tactile sensors have been developed using the MEMS(micro electro-mechanical systems) process in which metal electrodes and strain sensors are applied to a silicon substrate. However, tactile sensors made of highly brittle silicon lack flexibility and are prone to damage by external forces. Flexible tactile sensors based on polydimethylsiloxane and using a multi-walled carbon nano-tube mixture as a pressure-sensitive material are currently being developed as an alternative to overcome these limitations. In this study, a manufacturing process of pressure-sensitive materials with low initial electrical resistance is developed and applied to the fabrication of flexible tactile sensors. In addition, flexible tactile sensors are developed with pressure-sensitive materials dispensed on a substrate with flexible mechanical properties. Finally, a study is conducted on the change in electrical resistance of pressure-sensitive materials according to the modulus of elasticity of the substrate.